I am working on African visual culture and my interest is in the role of images in the realm of cultural production, especially images of heritage. I have investigated this question in a series of publications, most of them are based on my research in Osogbo, a Nigerian World Heritage Site.

Books
2011 Osogbo and the Art of Heritage. Monuments, Deities, and Money.Bloomington: Indiana University Press

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This blog was created by a network of critical researchers on heritagizations of different countries and languages. The blog aims to provide easy access to information and updated news about critical analyses of heritage objects and practices within disciplines as varied as history, political sciences, geography and anthropology.
Contact : res.patrimoni@gmail.com.

cultural.property.org
In June 2008, researchers at the Universities of Göttingen and Hamburg began an interdisciplinary project on cultural property supported by funds from the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft.

World Heritage Tourism Research Network
The World Heritage Tourism Research Network (WHTRN) is dedicated to fostering collaborative research that addresses the challenges and opportunities of tourism at World Heritage sites and their surrounding regions.